Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-21
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Mr.. y unper Gets 1T in His Teeth from,
the Canton Grand Army Com.
mander.
The Canton Advocate publishes the
following letter from Hon. J. w. Taylor,
post com mander OF the Grand Army of
the Republic, at that city, to j. 81.
Jumper, Aberdeen:
Canton, D, T., Nov. 16, 1857. 81,
Jumper, esq, Assistant Adjutans Gen.
era! g. A. r., Department of Dakota,
Aberdeen. ID. T,-Sir: General order
No. 6, dated November IA, 1887, received
together with blanks as therein stated
for adjutsnt and @. M. reports and to
my surprise, in the same enclosure came
a printed letter OF which the following
is copy, viz:
.'Aberdeen, Nov. IL, 1SS7-Dear Sir:
We hand you herewith copy of q call
for convention OF the people of Dako-
ia to be held at Aberdeen, December Is,
1887. to memoriaiIze congress for the ad-
| mission OF our territory as state. IT
you are in favor OF the movement you
will kindly sign the call yourself and se-.
cure the signatures of as many others
with similar views as you can, and re-
turn il to me in the enclosed envelope.
1t is deeired that the call be signed by
| as many representative business men
and farmers as possible, without refer
ence their POLITICAL opinions.
There is no reason for further delay
IN the admission of Dakota az q state,
and if convention of her people ask for
admission we feel confident that con-
| Rress Will pass an enabling Rct.
| "Trusting that you feel as we do that
4 bot t,,p Fr,, L..
pie we earnestly request your hearty CO.
operation. Yours truly,
| }. q. A. BRADEN, Secretary"
Together with printed petition: 'sTo
the voters OF the territory of Dakota"
| AS the letter came to me from your
office as assistant adiutant general, con-
tanning q. A. R. Official business ad-
| dressed to me ss commander OF the post
here, l presume you we're cognIzant of
| the fact that it was allowed to and did
contain this foreign matter.
Who j @ A. Braden iB, what he is
secretary OF, how SO constituted, know
not. II is sufficient for me to know
that his business is not legitimately
connected with the g. A. r., and feel
1t my duty to express to you my dis.
approval and condemnation of this at
tempt to use the mail from your office
and the G.. A. II. to further any po-
litical move as directly contrary to the
rules and regulations Of the order. just
snch moves 80 this is what causes dis
aensions to creep serpent-like into the
order, and what every old comrade
should JOIN heart and soul to keep ont
for the good OF the order, be he demo-
orat, republican, divisionIst, antI-divis.
| ionist, admission as one grand empire
state, or mugwump. This ls without
regard to the supreme audscity of the
move for admission as o whole in the
teeth OF the recent vote upon the ques-
tion, carried by a fair and handsome
maj ority, under democratic form of
government where majorities are sup
posed to rule, and without regard to the
fact OF the direct insult to the people of
those counties which have gone in favor
of division, who are asked to send repre-
sentatives to their anonymously called
convention.
might pause to ask who sach de-
legates, il they had the presumption to
attend, would representa- And further,
without regard to the fact that the vast
mslority OF the people who have repeat
edly placed themselves upon record at
each Legislature for years, at each terri
tosiai convention. and upon every occa-
sion where opportunity offered as un-
alternbly opposed to admission as q
| whole. There can be no doupt that the
sentiments OF the mass OF the people,
especially since the late vote, are not
only unslterably opposed to admission
as q whole, but statehood ia attempted
to be forced upon the people as q great
one-empire state, contrary to their in.
terests and wishes upon the subject we
will vote it down.
| travel thus far outside of the main
question in order thst you shall not be
left in doubt sH to where I stand upon
this question, since by your acta You
have taken equal pains to inform me az
TO which side OF the fence you may be
found in labor with Mr. Braden secretary.
am apprised that similar documents
have been sent out IN the same manner
to the other coats, hence this letter. In
conclusion. in view OF the late trouble
in our order, impairing its usefulness,
the difficulty of keeping politics and
demagoguery out, I feel constrained to
shus criticise and challenge halt, and
sound q recall OF this use of the G.. A.
r. and any further similar gross abuse
OF this description. / subscribe myself
Yours In f. O. & L.,
j. W. TAYLOR, P. o.
L IU